The triple daily schedule will provide greater choice to local
passengers travelling between the two cities, and improved
connectivity to destinations across the GCC, North America and Europe via the
airline’s Abu Dhabi hub.

The
capacity increase underscores the airline’s commitment to offer guests more
travel options between Abu Dhabi and key destinations across its network.

With
a new daily late night departure from Abu Dhabi, and early morning service from
Bengaluru operated with a two-class Airbus 321, the schedule provides
additional online connectivity to and from a number of destinations, including
Doha, Jeddah, London, Dublin, New York and Dallas.

“The
extra flights to Bengaluru will cater to the strong demand between both cities,
and bring closer our global network to and from Bengaluru over our Abu Dhabi
hub.”

Etihad Airways launched flights to Bengaluru, capital of the
southern Indian state of Karnataka, in January 2011 with four services a week, rising
to daily two months later. It has steadily grown capacity with additional
frequencies and aircraft upgrades to its current double daily operation. More
than 700,000 guests have been flown on the route over the past six years.

Partner carrier Jet Airways will codeshare on
Etihad Airways’ enhanced Bengaluru services, and also offer connectivity from
Bengaluru to destinations across India.